Redeploying American Veterans will break ground on Fayetteville’s first tiny home village for homeless veterans within six months. City leaders approved the plan. Six one-bedroom homes will be built and furnished.
Veterans make up less than 10% of North Carolina’s population. Yet they account for nearly one-fifth of those without homes statewide. Fayetteville has 28 homeless veterans, according to advocacy groups tracking the issue.
Jimmy Plater founded the nonprofit after retiring from the Army. He spent three decades in military service before leaving Fort Bragg in 2015. His experiences pushed him to start this work…